Though franchises often seem to clients like vehicles to assured success, they are nonetheless risky ventures. The task for lawyers advising clients about franchises is to counsel them about setting reasonable expectations and help them understand the practical implications of the franchise agreement. This is no easy task because these agreements a complex arrangement of restrictions, fees, operational requirements, intellectual property protections and reporting periods.

MCLE Accreditation
Nebraska Activity #128568, 1.0 hour CLE***Because these seminars are provided through a third party, NSBA dues-paying members are NOT ABLE to use their 2 free ethics credits for these seminars.***

Though franchises often seem to clients like vehicles to assured success, they are nonetheless risky ventures. The task for lawyers advising clients about franchises is to counsel them about setting reasonable expectations and help them understand the practical implications of the franchise agreement. This is no easy task because these agreements a complex arrangement of restrictions, fees, operational requirements, intellectual property protections and reporting periods. But understanding how these agreements work – and the range of what’s negotiable and what’s not – is essential to client success. This program will provide you with a real world guide to the framework of franchise law, practical due diligence of franchise opportunities, and reviewing and negotiating the most important provisions of franchise agreements.

Day 1 – October 18, 2016:

How to read a franchise agreement – spotting key provisions and red flags

Phases of franchise review – due diligence, negotiation of agreement, and lease work

Framework of franchise law and relationship of federal/FTC regulations to state regulation

H. Michael Drumm is the founder and member of a Drumm Law, LLC in Denver, Colorado, where he has an extensive franchise, trademark and business transactional practice. He works with franchisors across industries nationwide helping them draft, file and renew their franchise Disclosure Documents and franchise agreements. He has a specialty representing craft breweries to help them trademark their brands and protect their intellectual property. He has been repeatedly honored by Franchise Times magazine as a “Legal Eagle” and has been designated by the International Franchise Association as a “Certified Franchise Executive.” Mr. Drumm received his BSBA from the University of Missouri-Columbia and his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law

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